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Alteration of Th1/Th2/Th17 cytokine profile and humoral immune responses associated with chromate exposure
1 Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Science, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, P. R. China 2 Department of Clinical Laboratory, 3rd Hospital Affiliated to Peking ...
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Increased occupational physical activity does not improve physical fitness
Aim: To determine the possible influence of high physical load in the workplace on the physical fitness of employees. Methods: The subjects (494 men) were tested by means of Baecke’s questionnaire for ...
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The Assessment of the Thermal Environment. A Review
The development of methods for the assessment of the thermal environment is traced, and the reasons for the devising of special indices of thermal stress are discussed. The more important of the ...
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Ambient temperatures, heatwaves and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Brisbane, Australia
Background The health impacts of temperatures are gaining attention in Australia and worldwide. While a number of studies have investigated the association of temperatures with the risk of ...
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Sleep duration as a mediator between an alternating day and night shift work schedule and metabolic syndrome among female hospital employees
Correspondence to Dr Kristan J Aronson, Division of Cancer Care and Epidemiology, Cancer Research Institute, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6 , Canada; aronson{at}queensu.ca Objectives The ...
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Is aircraft noise exposure associated with cardiovascular disease and hypertension? Results from a cohort study in Athens, Greece
3 National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, Utrecht, The Netherlands 5 Public Health and Primary Care Directorate, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK ...
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Respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation in asphalt workers
4 The Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, 0027 Oslo, Norway Correspondence to: Dr B Randem Centre for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Rikshospitalet ...
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Elemental mercury exposure: peripheral neurotoxicity.
Nerve conduction tests were performed on the right ulnar nerve of factory workers exposed to elemental mercury vapour. Time integrated urine mercury indices were used to measure the degree of exposure ...
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Exposure to noise and ototoxic chemicals in the Australian workforce
Correspondence to Kate Lewkowski, School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth WA 6102, Australia; katherine.lewkowski{at}curtin.edu.au Objective To determine the current prevalence of exposure ...
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Heat exhaustion in a deep underground metalliferous mine
a The Medical Centre, Mount Isa Mines, Mount Isa, Queensland 4825, Australia, b School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia 6845, Australia Dr A Michael Donoghue, Senior ...
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Paternal occupation and birth defects: findings from the National Birth Defects Prevention Study
1 Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA 2 Birth Defects Monitoring Program, State Center for Health ...
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Survey of injuries among West End performers.
Department of Neurology, University of Texas, Houston Medical School, USA. OBJECTIVES: To obtain more information about injuries of West End performers. METHODS: A retrospective survey of 269 ...